Hinge-lid type package for rod-like smoking articles and a blank therefor

Abstract

A hinge-lid type package for containing an inner pack (IP) of filter cigarettes has an outer body ( 10 ), a lid ( 12 ) for opening and closing an upper opening end ( 26 ) of the outer body ( 10 ), and a pair of connector tabs ( 36 ) connected to the upper opening end ( 26 ) through a breaking line ( 38 ). When the package is produced, the connector tabs ( 36 ) enter the lid ( 12 ) to be adhered to the inner surface of the lid ( 12 ). When the connector tabs ( 36 ) are broken along the breaking line ( 38 ), the connector tabs ( 36 ) leave breaking traces (X) in both the outer body ( 10 ) and the lid ( 12 ).

1. A hinge-lid type package for rod-like smoking articles, comprising:
 an inner pack having an inner wrapper in which a bundle of rod-like smoking articles is wrapped; and 
 a rectangular parallelepiped casing for accommodating said inner pack, wherein: 
 said casing includes: 
 an outer body with an opening end; 
 an inner frame partially projecting from the opening end of the outer body with a projecting end of the inner frame forming a top opening of the casing; 
 a lid connected to the opening end of said outer body with a rear edge of the opening end used as a hinge, for opening and closing the opening end of said outer body, said lid having an opening end for meeting the opening end of said outer body so that the opening ends are confronted with each other when in a closed position, said lid being adapted to open and close the top opening of the casing wherein when said lid is in a closed position the lid covers the projecting end of the inner frame; and 
 a breakable connecting element for connecting the opening end of said outer body and the opening end of said lid when said casing is formed, said breakable connecting element being positioned inside said casing, 
 wherein said connecting element includes a connector tab connected to a front edge of either one of the opening end of said outer body and that of said lid through a breaking line, and the connector tab extends over the front edge of the other opening end and is adhered to an inner surface of said outer body or said lid that has the other opening end. 
 
     
     
       2. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said package further includes a separating line that detachably connects side edges of the opening end of said outer body and side edges of the opening end of said lid. 
 
     
     
       3. The package according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 side walls of said outer body and side walls of said lid each have an inner wall layer and an outer wall layer, and 
 said separating line detachably connects the inner wall layer of said outer body and the inner wall layer of said lid. 
 
     
     
       4. The package according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said connecting element has a connecting flap connected to the front edge of the opening end of said outer body through a breaking line, and said connecting flap extends over the front edge of the opening end of said lid into said lid, to thereby form an inner wall layer of a front wall of said lid. 
 
     
     
       5. The package according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said connecting element includes a pair of said connector tabs located in respective end portions of the front edge of the opening end. 
 
     
     
       6. A hinge-lid type package comprising an inner pack having an inner wrapper in which a bundle of rod-like smoking articles is wrapped, and a casing for accommodating the inner pack, wherein said casing includes an outer body with an opening end and a lid connected to the opening end of the outer body with a rear edge of the opening end used as a hinge, for opening and closing the opening end of said outer body, said lid having an opening end for meeting the opening end of said outer body so that the opening ends are confronted with each other when in a closed position, wherein:
 a blank for forming said casing includes: 
 a body front panel having a first outer edge portion for forming the opening end of said outer body; 
 a lid front panel having a second outer edge portion for forming the opening end of said lid; 
 a connecting element connected to either one of said first and second outer edge portions through a breaking line, and when said casing is formed from said blank, said connecting element outwardly protrudes from said one of the outer edge portions so as to be superimposed on the front panel having the other of said first and second outer edge portions; and 
 an inner frame partially projecting from the opening end of the outer body with a projecting end of the inner frame forming a top opening of the casing, said lid being adapted to open and close the top opening of the casing wherein when said lid is in a closed position the lid covers the projecting end of the inner frame and said connecting element being positioned inside said casing for connecting said lid with said casing, 
 wherein said connecting element is a pair of connector tabs connected to the first outer edge portion of said body front panel through said breaking line, and the connector tabs are located at respective ends of the first outer edge portion. 
 
     
     
       7. The blank according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 said blank includes inner side flaps forming inner wall layers of side walls for both said outer body and said lid, and the inner side flaps each have a separating line that separably partitions said inner wall layer into an outer body-side portion and a lid-side portion. 
 
     
     
       8. The blank according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 said connecting element is a connecting flap connected to the first outer edge portion of said body front panel through said breaking line, and said connecting flap forms the inner wall layer of the front wall of said lid when said casing is formed from said blank.